Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-04 | Page 20 | Dapper Don May Get Life Term on New Con Charge

DAPPER DON MA MAGH AY GH GET tiff LIFE TERM ON ONNE NE tON CON CHARGE NEW YORK April 4 AP AP- AP Dapper Don Collins internationally ally known confidence man today faced a life lICe sentence as a fourth of offender of- of fender under the Baumes law If 11 his latest alleged offense against the law Is proved During the last twenty-five twenty years vears Dapper DaI per Don has been in and out cf of f the hands of federal state and city officers on charges ranging from extortion to liquor running lie was arr arrested sted yesterday on the complaint of a man who alleged h he had bid posed as a prohibition agent and nd extorted as hush n meney ncy after a raid on his real estate office e where two quarts of ot gin were confiscated con con- Collins denied he ev ever er had seen cen Oscar the COn ant before Collins is known mown to police under tinder carious arlous names such as Charles ChLrles A A. Cromwell and Robert Arthur Tou- Tou bIllon T 1 illon which the they believe belleve is his right name rame He lie gave save tho name dame of vay when arrested jester jester- 1 day a He lie was v arrested in m Forty Fort second street art after r a spirited chase by b- ba a mounted policeman wh whoa n he eluded by slipping sUppIng out ot of othis othis his coat Ills His name was mentioned in conn connection connection con con- n cUon with the murder of William Desmond Taj Taylor lor movie dire director tol In 1922 and he was arrested in Paris Pa-is Parise e lIt Jf I the charge of shooting John II H. a n silk manufacturer in 1924 lie He never went to trial on either of the charges At At t tho the time he was as In Paris taris he was engaged to Mrs Irs I Helen elen Hey worth divorced wife 0 of Otto l grandson of Otto Young wealthy Chicagoan His Ills ar arm armrest arlest rest lest however caused cancellation plans as he expected to le- le lecci e a I. I prison sentence on the Reid charge and Is said to have urged hc her her- herto to give gi him up as he 1 be broken In health before he was free freeto freeto freeto to to marry her The sobriquet Dapper Don was applied to him in the first years of Ills his career carer because of ot his penchant tor or the best in wearing apparel The She rhey 7 y years ears rs how however ver have taken much orthe ot or the dapperness from him and al although although although al- al though 4 till still well dressed the nick- nick ha hardly Id I'd h applies I I